Heckert v. Central District & Printing Telegraph Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
'In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of West Virginia, at Philippi; Alston G. Dayton, Judge. Action by Ernest C. Heckert against the Central District & Printing Telegraph Company. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
PRITCHARD, Circuit Judge.
This is an action at law, instituted by Ernest C. Heckert, plaintiff in error, hereinafter designated as plain*30tiff, against the Central District & Printing Telegraph Company, defendant in error, hereinafter designated' as defendant, in the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of West Virginia. The defendant demurred to the declaration, and the District Court sustained the demurrer, dismissed the action, and rendered judgment against the plaintiff. The plaintiff excepted to the ruling of the lower court, and the case came here on writ of error,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Snyder v. Wheeling Electrical Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1897
- Settle v. St. Louis & San Francisco RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1895
- Thomas v. Electrical Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1903
- Bice v. Wheeling Electrical Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1907
- Runyan v. Kanawha Water & Light Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1911
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